LibGuides: Asian, Pacific Islander, & Middle Eastern (APIME) Heritage Month Resources: UNLV Library Databases Focusing on APIME

APIME-Related Databases

Anthropology Plus
International index of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries.
Update frequency: Updated monthly
Scope: International
More info: This database combines the Anthropological Literature index from the Tozzer Library, Harvard University and the Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute in the UK.
Covers fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.
AnthroSource
Searchable archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals.
Provides access to complete electronic archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals, including content housed at JSTOR. List of journals
Asian American Drama
Plays by Asian-American playwrights along with biographical, production and theatrical information.
eHRAF World Cultures
Good for: Studying cultures and ethnic groups.
Contains: Anthropological studies.
Encyclopaedia of Islam
2nd, and 3rd ed.
Descriptive articles offer an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) offers an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world. Descriptive articles cover Muslims of many origins, tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries, and the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Good for: Searching newspapers from ethnic, minority, and native communities in the United States.
Contains: Newspaper articles, editorials, and reviews.
Dates covered: 1959-present.
Passport
Database Cancelled
See Mintel Market Research Database for similar content.
Index Islamicus
1906-
Indexes work written about the Middle East and other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere.
Update frequency: annual
Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.

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